New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

A mathematical model showed that chemotaxis drives hair follicle formation in different mammals, suggesting that simple cell ...

Today, cloning is not a technology that can simply “copy and paste” living things. But it’s brought advances in several ...

Two separate research teams used base editing to make single-nucleotide changes in human embryos this month, targeting genes ...

An extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing has been used for the first time by Cambridge scientists to ...

Getting it over the finish line was a labor of love—and now, more than five years after her death, the lab of former Sloan ...

The edges of biological tissues create boundaries that help cells position in a magnet-like manner, giving order to developing embryos.

In the earliest stages of life, mammalian embryos start as a disorganized cluster of cells. As development progresses, these cells become organized into well-defined shapes and structures. This ...

Ancient genes from single-celled organisms have been used to reprogram mouse cells and influence embryonic development, ...

Permanent settlements on the Moon or Mars raise a key question: Can humans reproduce in space? Chinese researchers are now testing this with embryo-like stem cell structures.

Base editing in human embryos reveals that NANOG is the one gene required to form every body tissue. Cambridge’s landmark ...